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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Here I am back again with another project using some of the new wings, locks and keys from Imagine If. Here is the finished project a little steampunk mannequin.

Here are the chipboard pieces from Imagine If that were used in this piece.

To begin with I took a small paper mache mannequin and a recycled egg cup which I glued together.

I then painted everything with black gesso. Then I glued pieces of mesh tape to the mannequin and then glued crumpled tissue paper to the empty spaces on the mannequin overlapping the tape in some places.

I then die cut several cogs using a Cheery Lynn Cogs and gears die and a Memory Box gears die. These were glued to the mannequin. Once the glue was dry I painted everything with black gesso. Once the gesso had dried I drybrushed everything with Viva Inka Copper and Lumiere pewter.

I cut the teeth off an old zip and then ran this around the neck and between the breasts and around to the back of the mannequin.I then moved on to the wings and I combined two of the new wings from Imagine If. I painted both pairs of wings with black gesso. One pair of wings I ran through a gears embossing folder, then I drybrushed them both with Viva Inks copper paint. I glued them together and then I added more diecuts over the top part of the wing for added dimension and finished them off with a few gemstones.

I glued the wings to the back of the mannequin and then I added more diecuts over the existing ones to provide some interest and give some more dimension. I attached the key with a swivel to the hip so that it swings and turns and for the cape over the shoulder I used a Couture Creations die.

I am really happy with this little lady and I hope you find some inspiration for your own projects.

Thursday, April 9, 2015

The challenge over at Southern Girls Challenge this month is Stars, so I have made a very simple layout using stars, shimmery paper and my daughters first ball. By keeping the elements simple and tying them in with the photos I have kept the photos as the stars of the layout.

Please join in our challenge over at Southern Girls, I look forward to seeing your projects.